The United Nations Security Council conducted private consultations in New York regarding the Moroccan Sahara issue, as mandated by Council Resolution 2654 adopted on October 27.
On Wednesday, the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for the Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of MINURSO, Alexander Ivanko, briefed the Security Council members.
According to reliable sources at the UN who spoke to the state agency MAP, the Moroccan autonomy initiative was well-received and supported by a significant number of Security Council members.
The initiative is regarded as a practical and credible solution to finally resolve the regional dispute over the Sahara. The pre-eminence of the Moroccan autonomy initiative has been recognized in Resolution 2654 and all preceding resolutions since 2007.
The Security Council members unanimously reaffirmed their support for the UN’s exclusively political process, aimed at achieving a lasting and practical solution to the Moroccan Sahara issue.
They also expressed their support for Mr. de Mistura’s efforts to resume the UN political process, which has been established in Security Council resolutions since 2007. The resumption of round tables, with participation from Morocco, Algeria, and Mauritania, was also emphasized as the sole framework for the political process.
The Security Council also acknowledged the Personal Envoy’s organization of informal bilateral consultations in March at the UN headquarters in New York.
The consultations, particularly with Morocco, Algeria, and Mauritania, confirmed Algeria’s role as the primary party in the regional dispute that it created and has maintained for fifty years.
Algeria’s engagement in the round table process in a spirit of realism and compromise was requested in Resolution 2654 and all preceding resolutions since 2018.
However, Algeria continues to breach Security Council resolutions and international law by declining to participate in the round tables.
The members of the Security Council commended the stability and prosperity in the Moroccan Sahara, citing the extensive development experienced by the southern provinces of the Kingdom due to the new model of development for these provinces.
The opening of general consulates in Laayoune and Dakhla and the increasing recognition of the Moroccan character of the Sahara by the international community were also highlighted during the consultations.
The Security Council members also appreciated Morocco’s commitment to the ceasefire and its fruitful cooperation with MINURSO to ensure its implementation.
The Polisario’s breach of the ceasefire, under Algeria’s instruction, was a source of great concern for the Security Council members, who urged the separatist group to return to the ceasefire.
The Security Council also denounced the Polisario’s hindrance of MINURSO’s ceasefire supervision activities, including its military agreement violations and blocking of supply convoys.
The members of the Security Council demanded an end to the Polisario’s reprehensible violations, which were exposed by the UN Secretary-General in his report to the Council in October.
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